Outside My Window…Sunshine and lots of it. It’s reflecting off of the pumpkin decorations hanging from the ceiling here at work. But this morning I had to SCRAPE my car windows for the first time! Oy!

I am thinking… If I didn’t have to pay California state taxes that I’d really like to live up in Sierra Valley. We had our first snow fall in the mountains Friday night! YEAH! I’m all a’twitter! I’m so excited October is here…it’s my favorite month.

From the kitchen… – Lots of dirty dishes in the sink…I didn’t wash them yesterday as we went out driving and hiking. I have one more jam (well sorta jam) to make ~ roasted garlic and sweet red onions. Will go great with meats.

I am going… …have to go to Costco at lunch ~ work items. Then over to Best Buy to buy a cd for my husband’s upcoming birthday. Then over to Michael’s to look around.

I am reading… The Twilight series ~ just started the last book.

I am hoping… that a full-time job comes up within the next 2 weeks as my husband’s temp job will be over next week.

I am hearing… NPR News on my computer.

Around the house… Still cleaning the house, just sent off 5 bags of items I don’t use…matter of fact, some things that I didn’t even know I had! Guess I don’t need them. I think I’ll have lots more soon…cleaning out the clutter.

One of my favorite things… Sitting in the sun on a cool day listening to the creek.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week… Keep working on the quilts. And google information on Round Robin Quilting…I’d like to start one in the new year.

Here is picture thought I’d share with you… I have 3 pictures from yesterday’s drive in Sierra Valley. They are from the Chilcoot and Loyalton (my favorite barn is between Loyalton and Sierraville) area.

1. Write up and publish your journal page using the questions/picture ideasI have listed below onto your blog. Be as descriptive as you can! This makes it more interesting to your readers. (You may cut and paste them for the purpose to participate in The Simple Woman’s Daybook.)

2. Copy the “permalink” from your “The Simple Woman’s Daybook” post, not the link to the front page of your blog. This will make it much easier for others to find instead of looking through the entire list of entries at your blog for your “daybook”. This will save time for all of us.

Love those pictures! Wish we had fall weather here in the panhandle. But NO, we have a few cool days, then several cold weeks (maybe 2) then it’s back to warm weather. And definitely no color changes…the trees are always green,….green, green and more green.

By the way I post the picture of the “thistle” card on the Cafe for you.

Sierra Valley is beautiful. My husband, who grew up in Loyalton, says it is the most beautiful place in the world. However, you are right to have reservations about moving to Sierra County and CA. I won’t bore you with all of the details of incompetent county government and failing infrastructures (Sierra County is the only county in CA not expecting any growth in the next 5 years.) Check out my blog for details. Next time you drive through, stop in Loyalton at Vicky’s Blue Moon Bakery for a great breakfast or lunch.